R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-38.1-16
Bonds or notes issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter are made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, credit unions, building and loan associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries, pension, profit sharing, and retirement funds, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds or notes are made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-38.1-16